Covington restaurant Chalk closes

6:05 PM,
Jan. 3, 2011

Chalk in Covington has closed.

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Chalk Food + Wine in Covington has closed. The restaurant's last night was New Year's Eve.

Summer Crenshaw, director of marketing for the Relish Restaurant Group, said the restaurant, though it was often busy, wasn't making enough money to pay for the overhead of the location and turn a profit. Part of the problem, she said, was its small size and limited number of tables.

Executive chef Mark Bodenstein had left the restaurant earlier in December. He had hoped to buy it from owner Martin Wade, but had been unable to secure financing, according to Crenshaw. ...